Newsmax had numerous meltdowns over the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, so his inauguration inevitably caused more of them. First up was Mamdani’s swearing in shortly after midnight on Jan. 1 at a now-abandoned subway station using a Quran:
- Mamdani to Use Quran at NYC Mayor Swearing-In
- Zohran Mamdani Chose a Quran Full of Symbolism for His Mayoral Oath
- Tuberville Slams Mamdani’s Quran Oath
- Giuliani to Newsmax: Mamdani Should Not Have Taken Oath on Quran
- Zohran Mamdani Sworn in as New York City Mayor at Historic Subway Station
Mamdani’s public swearing-in at City Hall was mostly filled with invective:
- Mamdani Vows Socialist Agenda at NYC Inauguration
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Marks ‘New Era’ at Mamdani Inauguration
- Ex-NYPD Chief Chell to Newsmax: Police to Protect Under Mamdani
- New NYC Mayor Mamdani Enters Political Minefield
- Mamdani Revokes Adams’ Orders, Appoints Five Deputies
- Giuliani to Newsmax: Mamdani Won’t Seek Common Ground in NYC
- City Hall Access Limited to Guests for Mamdani Inauguration
- Israeli Diplomat to Newsmax: ‘Mamdani Is Incubated in Hatred’
Newsmax also found a hateful NYC council member to spout off on Mamdani:
New Yorkers should be prepared to defend their livelihood, New York City Councilwoman Joann Ariola told Newsmax, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s early signals are alarming, including for the city’s Jewish community.
“We have to do everything we can to fight back as Americans to maintain our American capitalist way of life,” Ariola said on Newsmax’s “National Report.” “We are afraid for our Jewish communities, and I will stand side by side with them and fight for them, because I don’t believe this mayor will.”
Ariola said she knows of other council members who have “shockingly” met with Mamdani and “also embraced [him] in their homes,” including “members from my own delegation.”
She said her own brief contact left her concerned.
“In a 10-minute phone conversation with then-Mayor-elect Mamdani, I knew that it was nothing more than another stage performance sans the music,” Ariola said.
Unsurprisingly, Mamdani was not given an opportunity to respond.